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Direct linkOliver, Bonamy; Harlaar, Nicole; Hayiou Thomas, Marianna E.; Kovas, Yulia; Walker, Sheila O.; Petrill, Stephen A.; Spinath, Frank M.; Dale, Philip S.; Plomin, Robert – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2004
The authors investigated the etiology of low mathematics performance in 7-year-olds in the context of normal variation. The lowest 15% were selected from a representative U.K. sample of 2,178 same-sex twin pairs rated by their teachers according to National Curriculum criteria in 3 domains of mathematics. Model-fitting analyses of mathematics…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Heredity, Environmental Influences, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedHolden, Constance – Science, 1987
Reports on the findings of several studies into the genetic similarities of twins. Focuses on the relationships between personality and behavioral genetics and argues that genetic similarity seems to be a better predictor than environmental factors. Discusses psychopathology, cognitive abilities, and personality. (TW)
Descriptors: Biology, Genetics, Habit Formation, Heredity
